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bushpig [ˈbʊʃˌpɪg]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a wild pig, Potamochoerus porcus, inhabiting forests in tropical Africa and Madagascar. It is brown or black, with pale markings on the face Also called boschvark
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In Africa, where ASF is widespread, the virus causes long-term, persistent infections--but no clinical manifestation of disease--in warthogs (Phacochoerus africanus) and bushpigs (Potamochoerus porcus) (1).
African swine fever virus isolate, Georgia, 2007 by Rowlands, Rebecca J.; Michaud, Vincent; Heath, Livio; Hutchings, Geoff; Oura, Chris; Vosloo, Wilna; / Emerging Infectious Diseases
I'd never really considered hunting a bushpig, because bushpigs are rarely seen during the day.
Dreaming us: Africa's Sable, the black knight of white light, sheds ... by Gemrich, Alfred J. / Bowhunter
The chimps in Stanford's ongoing studies kill 75 to 175 colobus monkeys each year, as well as smaller numbers of young bushbuck antelope, bushpigs, and other prey that usually weigh less than 20 pounds each.
Chimp the hunter by Bower, Bruce / Science News
 
 
 
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